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钱包里的小纸条

The lost wallet that came back with a note

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期五xīngqīwǔ晚上wǎnshang,我wǒ回到huídào家jiā,才cái发现fāxiàn我wǒ的de钱包qiánbāo丢diū了le。

钱包qiánbāo里有yǒu我wǒ的de身份证shēnfènzhèng、银行卡yínhángkǎ,还有háiyǒu三十五sānshíwǔ块kuài钱qián。我wǒ找zhǎo了le很hěn久jiǔ,书包shūbāo里没有méiyǒu,衣服yīfu里也yě没有méiyǒu。

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang,楼下lóuxià的de王叔叔给gěi我wǒ打电话dǎdiànhuà:“小林xiǎolín,有人yǒurén给gěi你nǐ送sòng东西dōngxī来lái了le。”

我wǒ马上mǎshàng下楼xiàlóu。是shì我wǒ的de钱包qiánbāo!里边lǐbian的de东西dōngxī都dōu在zài,一块yíkuài钱qián也yě没méi少shǎo。

可是kěshì钱包qiánbāo里多duō了le一yì张zhāng小xiǎo纸条zhǐtiáo:

“你好níhǎo!我wǒ在zài公园gōngyuán门口ménkǒu的de椅子yǐzi上shàng看见kànjiàn了le你nǐ的de钱包qiánbāo。身份证shēnfènzhèng上shàng有yǒu地址dìzhǐ,我wǒ就jiù送sòng过来guòlai了le。还有háiyǒu,你nǐ的de咖啡kāfēi卡kǎ上shàng已经yǐjīng有yǒu九jiǔ个gè红hóng点diǎn了le。我wǒ用yòng它tā买mǎi了le一yì杯bēi咖啡kāfēi,现在xiànzài有yǒu十shí个gè了le。下xià一yì杯bēi不要búyào钱qián,请qǐng你nǐ喝hē吧ba!”

我wǒ笑xiào了le。这zhè个gè人rén是shì谁shéi呢ne?

星期六xīngqīliù下午xiàwǔ,我wǒ去qù了le那nà家jiā咖啡店kāfēidiàn。我wǒ对duì服务员fúwùyuán说shuō:“我wǒ的de卡kǎ上shàng有yǒu十shí个gè红hóng点diǎn。”

服务员fúwùyuán看kàn了le看kàn卡kǎ,又yòu看kàn了le看kàn我wǒ,笑xiào着zhe说shuō:“那nà个gè钱包qiánbāo是shì你nǐ的de吧ba?”

她tā给gěi了le我wǒ一yì杯bēi咖啡kāfēi。她tā指zhǐ着zhe窗户chuānghu旁边pángbiān的de一yí个gè女孩nǚhái:“她tā每个měigè星期六xīngqīliù都dōu来lái这儿zhèr。她tā说shuō,你nǐ可能kěnéng也yě会huì来lái。”

我wǒ拿ná着zhe咖啡kāfēi走zǒu了le过去guòqu。女孩nǚhái看kàn着zhe我wǒ,笑xiào着zhe问wèn:“咖啡kāfēi好喝hǎohē吗ma?”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
书包shūbāoschoolbag; bookbag
送sòngto give (as a present)
门口ménkǒudoorway; entrance; gate
咖啡kāfēicoffee
笑xiàoto laugh; to smile
旁边pángbiānbeside; next to; nearby
女孩nǚháigirl
拿náto take; to hold; to carry
走zǒuto go; to leave
发现fāxiànto discover; to find; discovery
丢diūto throw; to toss
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card

English (for the teacher)

On Friday night I got home and only then realised I'd lost my wallet.

In it were my ID card, my bank card and thirty-five yuan. I looked for ages: not in my school bag, not in my clothes.

The next morning Uncle Wang downstairs phoned me: “Xiaolin, someone's brought something for you.”

I ran straight down. It was my wallet! Everything was there, not one yuan missing.

But there was one thing more in it: a little note.

“Hello! I saw your wallet on a bench by the park gate. Your ID card had your address on it, so I brought it over. Also, your coffee card already had nine red stamps. I used it to buy a coffee, so now it has ten. The next cup is free. It's on me!”

I laughed. Who was this person?

On Saturday afternoon I went to that coffee shop. I told the waitress, “My card has ten red stamps.”

She looked at the card, then at me, and said with a smile, “That wallet was yours, wasn't it?”

She handed me a coffee. She pointed at a girl by the window. “She comes here every Saturday. She said you might come too.”

I carried the coffee over. The girl looked at me and smiled. “How's the coffee?”